Comments on the entry: Mobile Bay tourism industry holds Travel Rally in Cathedral Square (photo gallery) - AL.comhttps://blog.advance.net/cgi-bin/mte/mt-search.cgiindex=comment&template_id=entry_comments_feed&search=&limit=20&affiliate=bama&filter_entry_basename=mobile_bay_tourism_industry_ho&searchall=1&IncludeBlogs=9142012-05-10T03:51:03ZMovable Type Enterprise 4.29-advanceComment on Mobile Bay tourism industry holds Travel Rally in Cathedral Square (photo gallery)tag:blog.al.com,2015:/live//914.205106592012-05-10T03:51:03Z2012-05-10T03:51:03ZBaton Rouge has two industries, Government and LSU. In the case of Charleston and Savannah, these two cities have smaller populations than Mobile and if we are going to take Charleston as an example, Charleston has had the same mayorandyscupboardComment on Mobile Bay tourism industry holds Travel Rally in Cathedral Square (photo gallery)tag:blog.al.com,2015:/live//914.205042222012-05-09T19:44:48Z2012-05-09T19:44:48ZOne can only hope that any potential tourists to Mobile don't sit around reading al.com articles. TVC15's constant negativity alone probably does more damage to our image than most of the vagrants, criminals, bad leaders, etc. Mobile still has potential--andcdm84http://Comment on Mobile Bay tourism industry holds Travel Rally in Cathedral Square (photo gallery)tag:blog.al.com,2015:/live//914.205027802012-05-09T18:33:42Z2012-05-09T18:33:42ZThank you andy !! Finally someone who post positives about Mobile.Mobile has more charecter and charm than any city in Alabama and most cities in the U.S.It`s time to saupport the city !Port_of_BamaComment on Mobile Bay tourism industry holds Travel Rally in Cathedral Square (photo gallery)tag:blog.al.com,2015:/live//914.204966462012-05-09T13:47:12Z2012-05-09T13:47:12ZAndy...that's true and you know it. Cotton factoring, please give us a break. Mobile was only an important American city in social circles in the minds of the gentry. You need to get outta the past...whatever Mobile was is historywjgillerlainComment on Mobile Bay tourism industry holds Travel Rally in Cathedral Square (photo gallery)tag:blog.al.com,2015:/live//914.204962282012-05-09T13:28:46Z2012-05-09T13:28:46ZUntil Sam is gone, Mobile has no hope. Admit it, own it, and do something about it. After he's gone, bring in the National Guard and put four troops on every intersection for 90 days. Do what it will takeKislathComment on Mobile Bay tourism industry holds Travel Rally in Cathedral Square (photo gallery)tag:blog.al.com,2015:/live//914.204917492012-05-09T02:52:33Z2012-05-09T02:52:33ZMobile did a great job under previous Mayors, Police Cheifs, and District Attorneys, but now has lost all progress under the current "Administration." I am afraid without outside law enforcement coming in immediately to regain control of Mobile, it willasd1234Comment on Mobile Bay tourism industry holds Travel Rally in Cathedral Square (photo gallery)tag:blog.al.com,2015:/live//914.204909902012-05-09T01:44:11Z2012-05-09T01:44:11ZOur first response to that negativity is this article: http://andyscupboard.wordpress.com/2012/05/07/if-i-was-on-city-council-episode-xxiv-return-of-the-mobile-streetcar-system/ But more importantly, your assertion that Mobile can only get a ship if it's the cheapest is insulting and is the exact kind of thing that we and our PublisherandyscupboardComment on Mobile Bay tourism industry holds Travel Rally in Cathedral Square (photo gallery)tag:blog.al.com,2015:/live//914.204907992012-05-09T01:28:38Z2012-05-09T01:28:38ZThat's not true. Mobile pretty much survived on tourism, cotton factoring, and sawmills during Antebellum times and there was a time when Mobile was an important city in overall American high society. Now, after the War Between The States, MobileandyscupboardComment on Mobile Bay tourism industry holds Travel Rally in Cathedral Square (photo gallery)tag:blog.al.com,2015:/live//914.204896072012-05-08T23:52:29Z2012-05-08T23:52:29ZThe election in France over last weekend will have dire, long lasting affects on our economy. France elected a Socialist candidate, Francois Hollande. With that turn, Mobile can write off any chance of EADS building anything in the U.S. inwjgillerlainComment on Mobile Bay tourism industry holds Travel Rally in Cathedral Square (photo gallery)tag:blog.al.com,2015:/live//914.204893412012-05-08T23:26:44Z2012-05-08T23:26:44ZNow for some perspective. Pensacola, FL a city with a population of 52,000 airport enplaned 729,748 in 2010 and ranked No. 100. Gulfport, MS population of 67,710, enplaned 461,072 in 2010 and ranked 120. Mobile has a population of 195,111,wjgillerlainComment on Mobile Bay tourism industry holds Travel Rally in Cathedral Square (photo gallery)tag:blog.al.com,2015:/live//914.204889662012-05-08T22:54:44Z2012-05-08T22:54:44ZMobile lost the Cruise ship cause of Boeing and the EADS airplane deal. They stepped on toes and the response was like a hammer to the face....... Back room board meetings and ship is out of here........ Only Carnivals competitionblackbox19Comment on Mobile Bay tourism industry holds Travel Rally in Cathedral Square (photo gallery)tag:blog.al.com,2015:/live//914.204889192012-05-08T22:51:02Z2012-05-08T22:51:02ZMobile is resurgent. Compare downtown and the historic districts to where they were 15 years ago, when we had a boarded up Battle House, when "going to Dauphin Street" was a euphemism for illegal activity and when even Dauphin StreetandyscupboardComment on Mobile Bay tourism industry holds Travel Rally in Cathedral Square (photo gallery)tag:blog.al.com,2015:/live//914.204887942012-05-08T22:41:25Z2012-05-08T22:41:25ZDowntown Mobile has A LOT to offer. We have one of the prettiest and most historic downtowns in the entire country. Unlike most of the country, we don't have a last call, making us very attractive to younger travelers. WeandyscupboardComment on Mobile Bay tourism industry holds Travel Rally in Cathedral Square (photo gallery)tag:blog.al.com,2015:/live//914.204875612012-05-08T21:10:05Z2012-05-08T21:10:05ZAssociated Press article from a couple of days ago: "A cruise industry expert says Mobile hasn't done a very good job of marketing itself for another cruise ship." And we're on the hook for $2 million a year for theTVC15Comment on Mobile Bay tourism industry holds Travel Rally in Cathedral Square (photo gallery)tag:blog.al.com,2015:/live//914.204873212012-05-08T20:55:42Z2012-05-08T20:55:42ZWho in the hell would come to run-down Mobile? The cruise company couldn't get out fast enough. (Did these people at this soiree rope off Dauphin St. north and south from the Cathedral Square? We wouldn't want to embarrass theDeusExNoctisComment on Mobile Bay tourism industry holds Travel Rally in Cathedral Square (photo gallery)tag:blog.al.com,2015:/live//914.204865292012-05-08T20:10:36Z2012-05-08T20:10:36ZDid they roust the bums first? Easier to do in Cathedral Square than the otherwise far prettier Bienville Square.TVC15